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WCDT: 2786-2790 (8-12 September 2014) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
ankhtahr:
The Oslo Fjord is probably more like a Förde then. Kiel lies at the end of the Kieler Förde, which was created by the ice age, but is not geologically considered a Fjord, same as the Oslo Fjord.
Orkboy:
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--- Quote from: Lubricus on 16 Sep 2014, 02:09 ---A fjord is a narrow inlet on the coast, most commonly formed by receding glaciers after an ice age. Basicly it's a narrow valley which is partially submerged. Most fjords are in arctic regions, and they're very common in Western Scandinavia.
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All credit to Slartibartfast; the man did good work.
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DSL:
--- Quote from: hedgie on 16 Sep 2014, 02:46 ---And dead parrots rather like them.
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Apropos of nothing, but I suddenly think i would have liked to see Robin Williams and John Cleese together in a movie: "Dead Parrots Society."
Lubricus:
--- Quote from: ankhtahr on 16 Sep 2014, 06:22 ---The Oslo Fjord is probably more like a Förde then. Kiel lies at the end of the Kieler Förde, which was created by the ice age, but is not geologically considered a Fjord, same as the Oslo Fjord.
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Yeah, the Oslo Fjord is longer and (I think) deeper, but it's the same kind of geographical feature.
KOK:
--- Quote from: ankhtahr on 16 Sep 2014, 06:22 ---The Oslo Fjord is probably more like a Förde then. Kiel lies at the end of the Kieler Förde, which was created by the ice age, but is not geologically considered a Fjord, same as the Oslo Fjord.
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Förde is just the German form of the word fjord. A fjord is an inlet, narrow relative to the length it goes inland, as opposed to a bay, which has a softer curve. When used in English, it is often implied that it is bordered by rock cliffs. The Norwegian ones usually are, while e.g. the German ones are not.
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